Run to the Beach Half Marathon, 5k and Relays for Portage Lakes Fireworks

Location:

Portage Lakes State Park

Date:

Sat 04/20/2013

Distances:

5K, Half Marathon, Relay

Event Size:

1500 Participants

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Distance

Highlights:

This is an Ohio Challenge Series event. Race is run primarily on roads with some flat beautiful waterfront and ends on the beach at Portage Lakes State Park.
Awards for top five overall male and female half marathoners and 5k runners and top three overall relay teams in coed, male and female categories. There are also masters and grand masters overall awards.
Age category awards are for the top three in the following age groups: Half: 14-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70 and over. 5K Run: 11 and under, 12-15, 16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70 and over. Walkers: Top 10 in each gender. Half marathon preregistrants until 3/38 will receive jackets and relayers and 5k participants get men's or women's technical t-shirts. Commemorative medals will be provided to all finishing half marathoners and relayers. Great big goodie bag. Proceeds benefit the Portage Lakes Fireworks, the largest privately funded fireworks in Ohio.
Contact Sean Fremon (330) 351-2525, portagelakes@yahoo.com; or Dan Mundy at (330) 645-0880, dano@portagelakes.com; or Sabrina Donatelli, srdonatelli@gmail.com.
Packet Pick-Up
April 20th, 4 - 8 PM at
Dano's Lakeside Pub
3910 South Main St.
Akron, OH 44319
Race Day Morning (April 20),
6:45 AM - 8:30 AM
at Event Site